--- name: "Margaret Seddon" canonical: "https://film.one/person/margaret-seddon" roles: ["Actor"] born: "17 November 1872" died: "17 April 1968" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T22:20:59.757892+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Margaret Seddon Actor. Born 17 November 1872 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Died 17 April 1968. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 17 November 1872, Washington, District of Columbia, USA - **Died:** 17 April 1968 - **Also known as:** Margaret Sedden, Marguerite Sidden - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Seddon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6759883, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0781254/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/105508 ## Biography Margaret Seddon was an American actress who appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1951, often in supporting or uncredited roles. She made her screen debut in *The Dawn of a Tomorrow* (1915) and continued working into the early 1950s. Seddon performed in vaudeville with Margaret McWade in an act known as the 'Pixilated Sisters', which they reprised in the film *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (1936). She is also credited as Ellen, the Maid in *Smilin' Through* (1932). Among her other film appearances are *Quality Street* (1927), *Raffles* (1939), *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1939), *The Bank Dick* (1940) and *House by the River* (1950). She performed on Broadway in productions including *Modern Marriage* (1911) and *The Things That Count* (1913). *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, findagrave.com, encyclopedia.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Smilin' Through* (1932), Fi1m 67, as Ellen, the Maid — [page](https://film.one/film/smilin-through.md) ## Complete filmography (90) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Three Desperate Men* (1951), as Mrs. Denton - *House by the River* (1950), as Mrs. Whittaker - Party Guest - *Honeymoon Lodge* (1943), as Elderly Woman - *Sherlock Holmes in Washington* (1943), as Miss Pringle (uncredited) - *The Meanest Man in the World* (1943), as Frances H. Leggitt - *Scattergood Survives a Murder* (1942), as Cynthia Quentin - *Take a Letter, Darling* (1942), as Aunt Judy - *The Wife Takes a Flyer* (1942), as The Twin - *The Remarkable Andrew* (1942), as Mrs. Kelly - *Roxie Hart* (1942), as Mrs. Wadsworth (uncredited) - *The Bank Dick* (1940), as Old Lady in Car (uncredited) - *Friendly Neighbors* (1940), as Martha Williams - *Dr. Kildare's Strange Case* (1940), as Mrs. Cray - *Raffles* (1939), as Maud Holden - *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1939), as Older Sister (uncredited) - *Breakfast for Two* (1937), as Stockholder (uncredited) - *Danger – Love at Work* (1937), as Aunt Pitty Pemberton - *College Holiday* (1936), as Mrs. Schloggenheimer - *The Big Game* (1936), as Mother Jenkins - *Let's Make a Million* (1936), as Aunt Martha - *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (1936), as Jane Faulkner (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-deeds-goes-to-town.md) - *It's in the Air* (1935), as Mrs. Martha (uncredited) - *The Girl Friend* (1935), as Grandma Henry - *Two Sinners* (1935), as Mrs. Summerstone - *The Flame Within* (1935), as Mrs. Ida Grenfell - *Shock* (1934), as Housekeeper - *Walls of Gold* (1933), as Mrs. Satterlee - *Midshipman Jack* (1933), as Mrs. Burns - *Heroes for Sale* (1933), as Jeanette Holmes - *The Return of Casey Jones* (1933), as Mrs. Mary Martin - *Lilly Turner* (1933), as Mrs. Turner - *If I Had a Million* (1932), as Mrs. Small - Idylwood Resident (uncredited) - *Smilin' Through* (1932), as Ellen, the Maid — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/smilin-through.md) - *Divorce Among Friends* (1930), as Maid - *Dancing Sweeties* (1930), as Mrs. Cleaver - *The Dude Wrangler* (1930), as Aunt Mary - *Dance Hall* (1929), as Mrs. Flynn - *After the Fog* (1929), as Letitia Barker - *She Goes to War* (1929), as Tom's Mother - *The Bellamy Trial* (1929), as Mother Ives - *The Actress* (1928), as Miss Trafalgar Gower - *Silk Legs* (1927), as Mrs. Fulton - *Home Made* (1927), as Mrs. White - *Quality Street* (1927), as Nancy Willoughby - *White Pants Willie* (1927), as Winifred Barnes - *Matinee Ladies* (1927), as Mrs. Smith - *Driven from Home* (1927), Actor - *A Regular Scout* (1926), as Mrs. Monroe - *Blarney* (1926), as Peggy's Aunt - *Rolling Home* (1926), as Mrs. Alden - *Wild Oats Lane* (1926), as The Mother - *Wages for Wives* (1925), as Annie Bailey - *The Golden Cocoon* (1925), as Mrs. Shannon - *The Midshipman* (1925), as Mrs. Randall - *Proud Flesh* (1925), as Mrs. O'Malley - *A Broadway Butterfly* (1925), as Mrs. Steel - *New Lives for Old* (1925), as Widow Turrene - *The Lady* (1925), as Mrs. Cairns - *The Snob* (1924), as Mrs. Curry - *The Confidence Man* (1924), as Mrs. X - *The Night Message* (1924), as Mrs. Longstreet - *Women Who Give* (1924), as Ma Keeler - *A Lady of Quality* (1924), as Lady Daphne Wildairs - *Through the Dark* (1924), as Mother McGinn - *The Gold Diggers* (1923), as Mrs. La Mar - *Little Johnny Jones* (1923), as Mrs. Jones - *Little Church Around the Corner* (1923), as Mrs. Wallace - *Brass* (1923), as Mrs. Baldwin - *Women Men Marry* (1922), as Hetty Page - *The Lights of New York* (1922), as Mrs. Reid - *The Man Who Played God* (1922), as Old Woman - *Timothy's Quest* (1922), as Samantha Ann Ripley - *Sonny* (1922), as Mrs. Crosby - *Boomerang Bill* (1922), as Annie's Mother - *School Days* (1921), as His Teacher - *A Man's Home* (1921), as Amanda Green - *Just Around the Corner* (1921), as Ma Birdsong - *The Blasphemer* (1921), as Mrs. Harden - John's Mother - *The Case of Becky* (1921), as Mrs. Emerson - *The Man Worthwhile* (1921), as Mrs. Ward - *The Highest Law* (1921), Actor - *The Inside of the Cup* (1921), as Mrs. Garvin - *Headin' Home* (1920), as Babe's Mother - *Wings of Pride* (1920), as Mrs. Prentice - *The Country Cousin* (1919), as Mrs. Howitt (as Marguerite Sidden) - *The Land of Promise* (1917), as Miss Pringle - *The Girl Without a Soul* (1917), as Henrietta Hateman - *Miss Robinson Crusoe* (1917), as Aunt Eloise - *The Old Homestead* (1915), as Rickety Ann - *The Dawn of a Tomorrow* (1915), as Polly ## Gallery - ![Still from the film Through the Dark (1924). Subjects: motion pictures, actresses, actors](https://film.one/media/person/1226599/gallery-c3c18bf73ce8.jpg) Still from the film Through the Dark (1924). Subjects: motion pictures, actresses, actors — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Through_the_Dark_%28SAYRE_14148%29.jpg/1280px-Through_the_Dark_%28SAYRE_14148%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Margaret Seddon](https://film.one/media/person/1226599/gallery-062a7701be4d.jpg) Margaret Seddon — unknown (20th Century Fox), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Margaret_Seddon_The_Meanest_Man_in_the_World_%281944%29_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Margaret Seddon](https://film.one/media/person/1226599/gallery-5c818941dc0f.jpg) Margaret Seddon — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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